Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Shri Arjun Munda has informed that Major part of infrastructure development in tribal dominated areas and provision of basic amenities to tribal people in the country is carried out through various schemes / programmes of concerned Central Ministries and the State Governments. Central Ministries have been mandated to earmark 4.3% to 17.5% of their total Scheme allocation every year for projects and schemes for the welfare and development of tribal population of the country.
Details of Tribal Sub Scheme (TSS) / Scheduled Tribe Component (STC)/ Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) funds allocated by Central Ministries / Departments, State Governments and Ministry of Tribal Affairs under various schemes catering to Education, Health, Agriculture, Livelihood, Housing, Drinking water & Sanitation, Employment Generation, Skill Development, Women and Child Development etc. during 2014-15 to 2018-19 are as below:
| (Rs. in Crore) | |||||
| TSP/ TSS / STC component | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 |
| Central Ministries / Departments | 16,111 | 15,628 | 19,873 | 25,999 | 31,803 |
| State Component | 83,167 | 96,369 | 1,11,435 | 1,39,290 | 1,52,494 |
| Funds under MoTA | 3,850 | 4,550 | 4,799 | 5,293 | 6,000 |
| Total: | 103,128 | 116,547 | 136,107 | 170,582 | 1,90,297 |